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I consider Grown Ups to be a colossal failure. Is it the worst movie ever made? Not even. Is it the worst Adam Sandler movie? I don't know. What I do know is that he had all star talent in this film and the feature didn't produce. Rock, James, Spade, Sandler and even Schneider... all names that have had enormous success so I was expecting a laugh a minute; thud. Does this film prove that chemistry is more important than talent? Or does it prove that Sandler is losing his touch? It may be a little bit of both. For sure, Sandler is losing his touch, but it may also be that those superstar comedians don't do well sharing the stage. In either case the net result was the same; the movie did not nearly live up to the high expectations.

My wife made me watch this. I had no interest, but I thought it was possible I could be surprised by this movie. After all, Sandler has made me laugh in the past, though it's been a long, long time. It was one of the worst films I've ever seen. Apparently...people went to see this film...or something...and it did well at the box office...but apparently people are stupid. Awful, awful, awful, awful, awful. Embarrassing to watch.

Adam Sandler movies have never been smart and witty, so I wasn't expecting much when I went to see Grown Ups. It is better than his recent attempts but still not great but going in with low expectations helped me to quite enjoy the movie. The movie is about 5 former school basketball players who return to their home town for the funeral of someone close to them. The interaction between these former team mates indicates that although they have achieved in life they still haven't fully grown up. The comedy is quite lame most of the time but there are a few laughs to be had and the supporting characters are quite good who includes Maria Bello and Selma Hayek. They did seem to be having more fun making the movie that we did watching but I brought my dad along with me and he really enjoyed it. It is definitely not a great movie but for a light laugh after a hard day at work it is quite good.